Builders merchants might be relieved that they are not being targeted specifically in HSE’s published strategy for 2017/18 but there are still plenty of indications that they will remain under the health and safety spotlight in...

After a fine of nearly £2 million in Summer 2016 (reduced on appeal by 25%) as a result of 2 workers suffering severe hand injuries, Steel producer Tata Steel has again been subject to the full force of the HSE. The courts heard how,...

In 2012 / 13, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reported that 1.8 million people suffered from a work-related illness, with over 640,000 workplace injuries and 27 million working days lost due to work-related ill health...

As many merchants showed solid growth and impressive expansion through 2017 with the addition of new branches, continued success is dependent on forward thinking and forward planning. With the thought of growing turnover and...

Howdens, UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of fitted kitchens with over 650 UK depots, was fined £1.2m in November 2017 for crushing a delivery driver to death. Carlisle Crown Court heard that a forklift truck was being used to...